New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5506: Youth serving organizations-proh from imposing stay-to-play requirements
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
Prohibits youth serving organizations from imposing "stay-to-play" requirements.
What the bill says
An Act concerning youth serving organizations and supplementing Title 5 of the New Jersey Statutes.
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
An Act concerning youth serving organizations and supplementing Title 5 of the New Jersey Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. As used in this act, "youth serving organization" means a sports team, league, athletic association or any other corporation, association or organization, including public and nonpublic schools, which provides recreational, instructional, educational, cultural, social, charitable or other activities or services to persons under 18 years of age. 2. It shall be an unlawful practice and a violation of P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for a youth serving organization to require, as a condition of eligibility to participate in an activity or service it provides, the use of a designated travel agent, lodging, or transportation entity. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This bill prohibits stay to play requirements for youth serving organizations. Under the bill, it is an unlawful practice and a violation of the consumer fraud act for a youth serving organization to require the use of a designated travel agent, hotel, or transportation entity as a condition of eligibility to participate in an activity or service it provides. Typically, stay-to-play means that, to participate in a tournament or event, athletes and team members are required to stay at one of the hotels included in the …
Sponsors
- Mitchelle Drulis (D, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF ACF
Subjects: CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Common questions
- What is A5506?
- A5506 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Youth serving organizations-proh from imposing stay-to-play requirements.
- What does A5506 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning youth serving organizations and supplementing Title 5 of the New Jersey Statutes.
- What is the status of A5506?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF ACF (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5506?
- Mitchelle Drulis (D, 16).
- Where is the official record for A5506?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5506
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